We present an efficient algorithm for exact calculation and minimization of expected waiting times of all passengers using a bank of elevators. The dynamics of the system are rep...
Open-ended spoken interactions are typically characterised by both structural complexity and high levels of uncertainty, making dialogue management in such settings a particularly...
This paper models and analyzes serial production lines with specialists at each station and a single, cross-trained floating worker who can work at any station. We formulate Marko...
Linn I. Sennott, Mark P. Van Oyen, Seyed M. R. Ira...
We develop a new motion planning algorithm for a variant of a Dubins car with binary left/right steering and apply it to steerable needles, a new class of flexible beveltip medica...
Ron Alterovitz, Michael S. Branicky, Kenneth Y. Go...
The coordination problem in multi-agent systems is the problem of managing dependencies between the activities of autonomous agents, in conditions of incomplete knowledge about th...